January in Ghent — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.3/10Expect 5°C (40°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 70 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.3/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Ghent — 3.9 points higher on the same scale.
February in Ghent — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6/10Expect 7°C (44°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 62 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Ghent — 3.2 points higher on the same scale.
March in Ghent: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.8/10March averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 76 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.8/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? June scores 2.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Ghent: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.8/10Expect 10°C (50°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 72 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May in Ghent — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 8.3/10May averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 81 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June in Ghent — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.2/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 59 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Ghent at 9.2/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July in Ghent — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 8.8/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (66°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 74 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Ghent at 8.8/10 (3rd of 12), just behind June at 9.2/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August ranks 2nd of 12 for Ghent — one of the best windows
Best window · 9/10August averages 20°C (67°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 65 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Ghent (2nd of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.2/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
September in Ghent: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 8.2/10September averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 89 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October in Ghent — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 79 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Ghent — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
November in Ghent — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.2/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 98 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.2/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.2/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Ghent — 4 points higher on the same scale.
December in Ghent: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.6/10December averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 85 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.6/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.2/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? June scores 4.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
